NC makes some changes after difficult 2021

After a difficult 2021, the NC Dinos return this year having made some major changes.

Last year, the Dinos sat back and let their 2020 championship-winning squad go for two in a row. That didn’t work out, and the Changwon club not only failed to reach the playoffs, but also ended up at the center of a scandal that derailed the KBO after NC players broke social distancing rules.

The club has been busy this offseason. Outfielder Na Sung-bum has left through free agency, but two famous faces in the form of Park Kun-woo and Son Ah-seop joined the club.

Pitchers Drew Rucinski and Wes Parsons both return for a second year, but Aaron Altherr has been replaced by former major leaguer Nick Martini.

BY JIM BULLEY [jim.bulley@joongang.co.kr]